Sorry this is a little late. Edublogs was down for maintenance and then I forgot to finish the post. Forgive me!

The Futures Channel: Connecting learning to the real world – one of my math teachers (thanks Mrs. Thomas) brought this web site to my attention. Their other tag line is “Real Math, Real Science, Real Careers.” The site offers short movies in Shockwave/Flash format that introduce students to fun, interesting, and sometimes unusual careers. Each movie has a corresponding pdf classroom activity file.

European Space Operations Center: “Space debris: evolution in pictures” – VWB over at the A Library By Any Other Name blog posted this awesome picture from the European Space Operations Center . Not only are we littering up our own planet but space, too! VWB provides links to other great online resources on the topic of space junk.

Books for Teen Readers – Betsy Clem posted this over on The Georgia Library Media Association blog. Some great opportunities for teens to provide their input on books, as well as be “in the know” by receiving advanced readers copies of new books!

TheBestNotes.com – Similar to Sparknotes and Cliffs Notes, The Best Notes contain explanations of literary elements and chapter summaries/analysis. Not only does it offer them for the classics, some contemporary novels are dissected, too, such as Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

Now one just for fun. Thanks Sue Waters for sharing this one on Twitter: Animator vs. Animation by Alan Becker. Too funny!